The President acts and the news will be big all day and this weekend.
Healthcare
Let’s start with healthcare. His actions loom large.
First he opened insurance across state borders. This especially helps small business. They can now join together for policies, and it should be a positive, no matter what others say. Competition makes it better for the consumer.
Second is a big one. He cut the subsides to insurance companies to offset premiums for policies they issue under Obamacare. Remember, we always ask, how do you give 30 million free coverage. One way was to give tax dollars to the insurance companies. That is over.
The impact will be large. Insurance companies won’t eat the costs, so policy costs will rise — even more than they were under Obamacare.
Remember the fines for not buying coverage remain in place, but in opening insurance across states he allowed for individual choice coverage. This means you buy what you want and not what the government says you must. So less expensive policies may solve the fine issue.
The end result of all this? Increased chaos in the insurance market as Obamacare will continue to implode. Congress will have to act in the next 18 months and do something. You hear that Democrats, McCain and Collins? The gig is almost up.
Iran:
At mid day today the President will decertify the Iran agreement. Now that he means he is sending it to congress to vote whether we stay in or get out.
Congress never voted for the agreement. Obama bypassed them and did it on his own. Why? Because he didn’t have the votes. If you recall even Chuck Schumer was against it. So now, like healthcare, congress gets to vote. What will Schumer and team do? What will McCain and Collins do?
The President has called them on their words again, and the MSM will likely be talking about how bad getting out would be.
Think about these two things — healthcare and Iran. If they go away what is left of Obama’s legacy?
Harvey and The Democrats:
The story grows daily. Even liberal voices are “outraged”. No one knew anything, but everyone knew so much. Hillary again said she is shocked. Well, shocked by Bill, shocked by Weiner, shocked by Harvey and shocked by the election. If she’s that naive, it’s a good thing she was not elected, she would have been shocked to see how bad things are.
As for Harvey did you see him in LA caught on TV? He said he “needs help”. Funny how it took to getting caught to realize it. He said he is “not well”. After you destroyed and took advantage of so many you realize it? He said he hopes for a “second chance”. Let’s hope it’s after prison and he sees the world from the other side.
The Harvey case is just the opening of many stories to come. The dam is open.
Oh yea, Ben Afflect. A second woman called him out for grabbing her and said there are so many more. Imagine that. Yet his first reaction was to attack Weinstein. Do liberals really not see themselves?
And this morning an Amazon Executive is suspended for his actions. Buckle up for the stories.
Wait, Trump Gets Pakistan to Free Hostages And…
Getting Pakistan to take action and free an American citizen, her Canadian husband and their three children was a major act. Pakistan, as we’ve written has long given American Presidents lip service. This was huge.
Did the MSM give Trump credit? You barely heard it, right? Think about that versus the disastrous deal Obama made to get the traitor Bergdahl. He got much more didn’t he? (Oh yea, Bergdahl is going to plead guilty to desertion on Monday. If Hillary won would that be true or would he be free?)
The reports are, that as Pakistan attacked to free them there were cries of “kill the hostages”. It was dramatic and big.
Now the Canadian husband refused to board an American plane. He was married before to a female terrorist is the story, and doesn’t want to come here. Her parents in Pennsylvania are stunned. They are grateful to the administration and thought they would never see their daughter and grandchildren again.
The MSM is missing a good story. Oh yea, it might be a Trump positive. We get it.
Other News
Democrats in the house again introduced impeachment articles yesterday. Too bad the MSM doesn’t tell people how petty they are.
In Louisana, a sherriff announced he is no longer buying Ford cars for his fleet. Why? “Yes, the NFL players have a right to protest as they deem necessary, but we, the Bossier Sheriff’s Office and taxpayers of Bossier Parish have a right to spend our money elsewhere”.
Sounds like a blog writer you might know who did the same a few weeks ago.
Another story the MSM didn’t have time for in the Washingon Times this AM. “Two young illegal immigrant “Dreamers” in the U.S. under protection of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty were caught smuggling illegal immigrants in separate incidents in Texas, authorities announced Thursday”.
Did you see John Kelly, go before the press and mock them about stories he is upset, leaving and unhappy? He told the press they need to improve their sources. This honorable ex Marine leader who is a gold star parent was clear. The MSM reaction? GMA this AM said, imagine the disconnect in the administration that he has to go say he is not getting fired. What? It was your story, not the administrations he had to put down.
They really don’t get it.
Next big story to follow is the whole Sanctuary City one. Philadelphia, New York City, New Orleans and Chicago were all put on notice that their policies don’t appear to comply with federal law. They have until Oct. 27 to prove they are complying with federal law or risk losing millions of dollars in federal grants. Big battle ahead. Guess which side the MSM will be on.
The Ratings
What a night for Hannity on Wednesday (he had the President on). Look at his numbers. MSNBC’s one advantage is at ten, and Laura Ingraham begins there in seventeen days.
Total Viewers (Live +SD) WEDNESDAY.
- Total day: FNC: 1.817 | CNN: 812 | MSNBC: 1.228 | HLN: 227
- Primetime: FNC: 2.894 | CNN: 1.044 | MSNBC: 2.234 | HLN: 266
| 4p: | 5p: | 6p: | 7p: | 8p: | 9p: | 10p: | 11p: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FNC | Cavuto: 1.499 |
Five: 2.245 |
Baier: 2.453 |
MacCallum: 2.059 |
Carlson: 3.015 |
Hannity: 3.610 |
FNTonight: 2.057 |
Carlson: 1.478 |
| CNN | Tapper: 843 |
Blitzer: 987 |
Blitzer: 930 |
Burnett: 930 |
Cooper: 1.100 |
Cooper: 1.023 |
Lemon: 1.006 |
Lemon: 843 |
| MSNBC | Wallace: 1.023 |
MTPDaily: 1.048 |
Melber: 1.164 |
Matthews: 1.655 |
Hayes: 1.738 |
Maddow: 2.720 |
O’Donnell: 2.243 |
Wlms: 1.599 |
| HLN | MichaeLA: 123 |
Hunt: 95 |
Hunt: 120 |
S.E.Cupp: 85 |
Banfield: 220 |
Files: 234 |
Files: 344 |
Files: 390 |